Police ID man accused of child abduction carjack

Police say Leroy Neal, 24, stole a Kia Sportage with a young boy inside and has been charged with endangering a child, theft, evading arrest and multiple counts of criminal mischief. He remains at the Bexar County Jail with bail set at $47,000 for the six charges. He also had two outstanding warrants at the time of attest, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

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SAN ANTONIO — A man arrested Tuesday after police said he stole a Kia Sportage with a young boy inside has been charged with endangering a child, theft, evading arrest and multiple counts of criminal mischief, authorities said Wednesday.

Neal drove the vehicle off Tuesday afternoon while it was running in the 1400 block of Montana Street on the East Side, according to police. The toddler was dropped off unharmed about three miles away in the 200 block of Smallwood Drive.

Officers spotted the vehicle a short time later in the area of Rigsby Avenue and W.W. White Road, initiating a pursuit. The vehicle crashed and the man was apprehended, authorities said.